Bristol Rovers manager Darrell Clarke says their promotion hopes are over.
The Gas are seven points off tomorrow’s opponents Charlton, who occupy the last play-off place.
Rovers are missing several injured first-teamers and Clarke could turn to their Under-23 players against the Addicks.
He told the Bristol Post: “I want to win every game no matter what, even if we've got nothing to play for.
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“But we're not going to make the top six, that's not me being defeatist. You can't have eight or nine players injured, and a suspension coming up, and play the likes of Blackburn, Charlton and Wigan and then get in the top six.
“We've got to make sure we dust ourselves down and have a bit of recovery time now and go again.
“We'll make sure that whatever team we put out on Saturday will put in a good shift, which I know they will do.”
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